twine - Small line used for whipping other light duties.
two half hitches - A knot with two half hitches loops - on the standing part of the line.
twine - Light line; line used for servings and whippings.
two-blocked - Fully closed up; when both blocks in a purchase are drawn completely together.
Marline - A light twine size line which has been tarred.
Marline Selling - A tool for opening the strands of a rope while splicing.
Mast - Main vertical spar used to support sails and their running rigging and in turn is supported by standing rigging ...
to catch the wind and propel a boat across the water sailmaker A person who designs, makes, and repairs sails; see also sail repair kit and palm sail repair kit Tools and material used for emergency repairs to sails including: sewing twine, ...
MARLIN tarred twine used for seizing and light lashing MASTER the captain of a vessel MESS DECK where meals are eaten MILE, NAUTICAL equals 6,079 ft; 1.
The ends of all ropes, whether belonging to the running or standing rigging, must be whipped with tarred roping twine or they will unravel.
1) To whip the end of a line is to lace it tight with light line (whipping twine) so it won't unravel. 2) A single block with a line rove through it, providing 2-to-1 purchase.
whisker pole
A spar used to hold out a jib when sailing wing-and-wing.
Method of binding the end of a rope with small twine.
Whisker Pole
A pole used to boom out of the jib when running wing and wing.
marline: a two-stranded nautical twine. marlinespike: a pointed metal tool used in splicing. marry: to unlay the ends of two lines and interlace the strands alternately, prior to splicing them.
The braces may be marked with leather tags or twine seizings to indicate the centre ("square") position and the two extremes, though these marks may not always be accurate due to stretch in the line.
If you want to learn to tie basic knots, there is no better site than this one, which has animated color GIFs that show you exactly how the two lines intertwine.
The button can be a thin strip of leather or knotted twine that is tacked and/or glued in place on top of the leather at the handle end of the oar.
WHARF - Manmade structure parallel to the shoreline for loading, unloading or making fast.
WHIPPING - Method of binding the end of a rope with small twine.
WINDWARD - The direction from which the wind is blowing.
 See also: Boat, Lines, Boom, Wind, Sailing
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